The Sun. — London, England, 1838-05-19 00:00:00

NEGRO EMANCIPATION. AT a Numerous MEETING of the ANTI SLAVERY DELEGATES, held this day at Exeter Hall, WM. THOMAS BLAIR, y• the Esq., of Bath, in the Chair, of The Resolutions of November 1"37 Laving been read by Sect etaries, the following Resolution was unani ...sly agreed to : (1 seconded by Dr. B eene , o f - Moved by WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq., an Idintelrgh ; " That the Anti-Slave, ry Delegates take the earliest opportunity of announcing their wel l :inching adherence to the great principles which they avowed in >T:ovember last, and re -asserted when they assembled in the month or., March—principles which have been responded to and adopted We public meetings throughout the kingdom, unparalleled for numbers, energy, and unanimity—and expressed in eee ees : es to the Throne, memorials to the Government, earn es tly seeking justice i n b e h a lf e s!'.'e petitions to Parliament, of Negro race. " That all the events whieb have since transpired, whether ai home or abroad, have only served to strengthen their determination to perse vere ; and relying on the goodness of their cause, the steady, and strenu ous support of the enlightened, moral, and religious classes of the com munity, everywhere awakened and alive to this vital question—and en _the sanction and blessing of the God of Heaven—they resolve that no con tiderations shall deter or divert them from their righteous purpose ; and that they will not relax their exertions, nor retire from the struggle until they have seen their fellow-subjects in the British Colonies released from their present unnatural bondage, and their rights and liberties established on the firm basis of Constitutional Law." Moved by Professor EDGAR, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. l'beserete, `That, whatever the decision of the House of Commons on Sir Eardley Wilmot's motion may be, a Public Meeting of the fiends of immediate Emancipation be held in Exeter Hall, on Friday next, and that Lord Brougham be requested to take the chair." AT a MEETING o the COMMITTEE of the MANCHESTsR. and SALFORD ANTI-SLA VERY SOCIETY, h'l!.d the 16th May, 1838, ISAAC CREWDSON, Esq. in the Chair. It was resolved unt s nim ous ly,_ I. That this i_lommittee IS of opinion that the representatives of the Borough. of Manchester did not, by their concurrence in the Act passed in the year 18.13, fulfil those declarations of sympathy with thss Slaves in the British Colonies, and of determination to exert 'themselves in favour of immediate Emancipation, which were made by them, and on their behalf, at the period of their first elec tion ; and that this Committee therefore deeply regrets that, after the signal and admitted failure of that Act to secure the welfare of the Negro, and the consequent proof that there can be no remedy for the evils of Slavery but its prompt and absolute extinction, the Members for Manchester did not think it right to record their votes in favour of the late Motion of Sir George Strickland for that purpose. J. 'Rat this Committee earnestly hopes that the Representatives of Manchester, adverting to those principles of humanity and justice whireh they have professed, and duly considering the accumulated *e . irlence as to the evils of the Apprenticeship System which has reached this country, will yet be convinced of the propriety of sup porting a mea-ure of immediate abolition, and that their votes upon the expected motion of Sir Eardley Wilmot will manifest the con currence of their sentiments upon this important question, with what this Committee believes to be the views of a largo majority of their constituents. 3. That the respectful thanks of this Committee are due, and are hereby presented to Joseph Brotherton, Esquire, the Member for the borough of Salford, for his persevering support of the cause of abolition. 4. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded to each of the Members for Manchester, and to the Member for Salford. 5. That this Committee having been informed that Lord Charles Fitzroy has been dismissed from his situation in the Queen's house hold, in consequence of his vote, in opposition to the Government, upon Sir George Strickland's motion, feels bound, if the statement be true, to express its extreme surprise and indignation that the Cabinet, of which one of the representatives for Manchester forms a distinguished and influential Member, has adopted a course of procedure, in reference to the question of Negro Slavery—a ques tion confessedly involving the most serious moral considerations, and especially affecting individual conscience, which, as it appears to this Committee, is directly contrary to the course pursued by her Majesty's Ministers in several re ce nt and i m p or t an t i ns t ances . 6. That a copy of th e lasi. resolution be forwarded to the Right Honourable C. P. Thomson, 7. That the resveett . ul thanks of this Committee be. given to Sir Robert Harry Baronet, for his recent able anti efficient ad vocacy of me:s.snres to promote the suppression of the foreign Slave trade —an olject which this Committee is of opinion can he fully attained only by the complete and entire abolition of Slavery throughout the world. (Signed) ISAAC CREWDSON, Chairman. PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham Place, Blackfriars, London. Established in 1825. DI tl ECTO a S. Wm.Goodenough Hayter,Esq., M. le Robert Palk, Esq. Charles Johnston, De. William Unwin Sims, Esq. John Towgood Kemble, Dq. Samuel Smith, Esq. John G. Shaw Lefevre, Ezq F.R.S. Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. TRUSTEES. John Deacon, Esq., John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F.R.S., William Unwin Sims, Esq. In this Office Assurers for the whole term of life have now the option, as most accords with their views and circumstances. of securing a certain sum at death at a low rate of Pre . : ,,n ss ; um or of participating in of the nett profits of the Corl vany on paying an increased rate of Premium. The following are the annual P :emiums for the assurance of 1001. on a healthy life in either WITHOUT c . : dori is. WI. II PROFITS. Age ' ;see 30.' Age 30. I AgedAgee() Age 130. Age 30. Age 50. —e.- s. d..s s . d. s. Es. d s. d s. d..£ sd. s. O. 111 8 2 2 2, 217 of 0 S I 111 11 29 23 65 4.11 e A division of the nett profits will take place quirqueniiially. Bonuses accrue on all beneficial policies on which ..nrec annual pre miums sisal have been paid, at the time a cl:; - vision occurs; and the holders of such Policies have the opt:.3 - ri either of rece i v i ng t h e i r bonuses in a present sum, or of having them a p p li e d i n augmenta tion of their Policies, or in reduction of their future Premiums. Assurers on the non-bonus system may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly payments, or in any other way most suitable to their convenience. Officers in the Army and Navy, when in active service, Persons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, axiii such as are going beyond the limits o f E uro p e , are also assured at moderate Rates. Prospectuses, and all requi'.'.ie information, may be obtained at the Office. Propos,ls cal l be passed daily. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary. TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN. T HE MISSES PUDDICOME most respect fully beg leave to offer their sincere thanks for the liberal encouragement they h Lye received, during the Eight Years they have been established ; and, in s - ilieiting for 1 continuance, beg to assure their Friends every exertion possible will be made that can Contribute to their comfort and convenience. Gentlemen frequenting Birmingham for a time, to make pur chases, &c., and wisling to be retired, will find every accommoda tion, on suitable terms. Private and Commercial Establishment, 3, Calmore-row, Birmingham, May, 17, 1338. LATEST NEWS FROM INDIA. (Communicated by the Editor of Parbur y's Oriental Herald.) The overland despatch from India (via Marseilles) arrived this morn. ing, bringing intelligence from Calcutta and Madras to the middle, and from Bombay to the cud, of March. The follawing are a few of the snore interesting items:— - • The accounts of the progress of the famine in the western provinces are most horrible. The inhabitants of Agra are compelled to forego their evening drives on account of the intolerable effluvia arising from the dead bodies surround in' the station. A small river near Cawnpore is said to be actually choked with the corpses of the multitudes starved to death. A relief fund has been opened in Calcutta, and on the 15th of March the subscriptions amounted to above 40,000 rupees. Money was so scarce at Delhi, that the Emperor's salary was three months in arrears. The young heir to the Throne of Gwallior had died, after three months lingering existence. The Semiramis had not arrived at Bombay. Captain M'Gillivray, the Mint engineer, had died. On ac count of illness Mr. Shakspeare would resign his seat at the Supreme Council Board, and would be .ucceedcd by Mr. Wilberforce Bird. The Earl and Countess Cardigan had thrown up their passage in the Repulse, in order to go to England overland, to be in time for her Majesty's Coronation. There was no improvement in the price of opium at Carton on the 27th January, the tendency being downwards, and, with regard to Cotton, both Bengal and Bombay were very depressed. Her Majesty's 6:1c1 had been ordered over to Moulmein, and four native corps were to hold themselves in readiness to embark from Madras for Rangoon, at a mo ment's warning. This looks very much like " war with Burmah." The English mail of December, and early in January, via France, leached Calcutta on the 6th March. A public meeting had been held at Colombo, Ceylon, to advance the steam communication. Captain Campbell had, on 25th February, rescued no less than 103 children who had been intended far sacrifice by the barbarians of Goomsur Country. A grand entertainment was given at Madras by Lord Elphinstone to the Prince of Orange on the 12th March. His Highness embarked on the 13th in the Bellong, on his return to Europe. Capt. R. B. Hill, of her Majesty's 41st, has been cashiered by sentence of a courtmartial. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). NEWGATE AND LEA DENHALL. The supply of town and country killed meat was good, and trade brisk, owing to the cold weather; prices looking up. Beef 2s Sd to 3s Sd ; Mutton 2s sa to 3s 8d; Lamb 5s 4d to 6s 4d; very best 7s; Veal 3s 6d to 4s 10d; I'ork 3s Sd to 4s 10d; Irish 3s Sd to 3s Sd per stone of Subs. Poultry in large supply, and the demand good ; prices a little higher. The following are the prices of each of the articles : -Fowls 5s to is Gd ; Ducklings 4s to 5s ; Goslings 5s to Ss ; Guinea Fowls 3s (id to 5s ; Chickens 3s to 5s ; Leverets 4s to Ss; Pea Hens Ss to 12s ; Turkeys 46 to 6s 6d; Rabbits Is to is 6,1. Eggs in large supply, prices as be fore, 4s 6d to 5s 9d per 120. Plover Eggs 2s 6d to 3s per dozen. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. A very good supply of all kinds of Fish and trade brisk. Prices much as yesterday. Cod Is. to ss. each ; Soles, 6d. and 9d, for small, to 3s. per pair for large ; Lobsters, Is. to 2s. 6d. each ; Turbot, 3s. to 1 2 s. 13 s. aim 15s. each ; Ma.ckarel, 4d. to 6d. each ; Salmon, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. p'..l* lb. ; Crimped, 3s 6d. to 4s. per lb. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Supplies this morning of Fish and Meat were good, and trade lively. Turbot, 3s. to Iss ; Soles, is. to 3s per pair; Cod, Is. 6d. to 35., 45., and 55.; Lobsters, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. each. Meat :-Fecf, qd. to Bd. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd.; Veal, 7id. to 9d.; Pork, 7d to Bd. COAL MARKET.-May 18 s. d. i'er fon s. 18 6 Wills End Hetton 2l 0' 18 3 Walls End I,latit.m 21 8 Walls End Hartlepool 22 6 17 11 Walls End Adelaido 2l 3 windier lB 0 I Walls Eid Auckland 19 6 Itussell's High M a i n South 'Canfield Townley 1 7 6 Walls End St Helen's Tue.... 21 C wyhm .20 0 1 'A'a , 's End Tres 2l 6 Walls End Brown's Wills End Hilda - `.:O 0 Iteelin Main ' Walls End Hotspur - Walls End Elgin 2O 3 Wills End Newmarch 20 0 Ships arrived sire Per Ton. Remiharn Felling Main linlywell Itedhi last market day, 3. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 18. A fair quantity of dealers attended this market, at which a Steady busi. ness was done in Wheat at an advance of 2d. per 701os. on Foreign free. Little variation in other articles of the trade. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 18. The business transacted at this day's Cotton Market was equal to that of Monday last, 10,1100 bags having found purchasers, and prices Tn 2 Y be quoted jto higher than the closing!rates of last week. • arrived yesterday at the residence of his Stevenson, the American Minister, in P ortland- p lace, i!,n of a treaty of commerce and navigation !ately ne. ith his Malosty the ling of Greece. Ct l ;:4t - t'; •:•.% 4 al il—ti On Friday, June 1, pric..• 2s. tid., 7" H E 0 N of CHRONICLE. Prine;pai Centribtitot xi. L. ButoA to., Esq. 3L P., Dr. LiitnNErt, &c. &c. ~rantents Animal 'Magnetism. Letters of an :kr: Present State of English Poetry. Afintial Exhibition at the Royal Present State of the British Army. Academy. Ocean Steamers. Zicci—(continued), &c. &e. This Number will complete the First Volume, 10 , . cloth lettered. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. PANISH INDENINIT_Y BONDS. k. 7 Notice is hereby t- s • - ia 4 : a IIEETiNG of the HOLDERS of BONDS. 1 2':., - ued tinder the Convention of the ' , Bth of October, l' )- ;;3, will be held at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry, on THURS DA Y next, the 24th inst., to receive a Report from the Committee, and to take such further steps as may be deemed expedient for ob taining immediate payment of 'the Dividends now over due. The chair will he tat:oi at One o'Clock precisely, and no person can be tldniated whe is not a bona fide holder of the said Bonds. By order of the Committee. NEGRO SLAVERY,, ON FRIDAY I,.EXT., VW, 25th iNSTNNT, PUBLIC MEETING will be held in EXE TER HALL, on the subject of NEGRO APPREN TICESHIP in the COLONIES. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD BROUGHAM, Has consented to take the Chair, at Eleven o'Cloek, The Doors will be opentql at Teh. Tickets may be pfddiared at 2.5, Tokenhouse-yard. - ~4;:, ~74 ---:, -- ~,,:,,, ./".1., '.,...--,v,<-- - -,. '-' .4%-,: , ,w ..-; , :,,.-v , -, z ‘ i x,, , „tc, ~, , , z ~.... -; d'_A-A N 4.- i' N. ; tl3:irteeffie-Z? 4 _174‘1 • . ,_,.., ...-,4, A • WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1838. We have not space to give an analysis of the CHANCELLOR of the ExcueQuna's proceedings on the Budget, and are even obliged to defer till Monday ell the leading articles of our Morning Contemporaries oe the subject. We shall only express our regret, hut we feel no surprise, at learning there is both an increased expenditure and a diminished revenue. The deficiency on the last year, which is fortunately provided for by the surplus of the preceding year, leaving no outstanding debt, was no less than 1e428,0001. The estimated deficiency in the present year for which the CHANCEL LOR proposes to provide by an issue of Exchequer Bills,that is by borrocing, is not more, happily, than 208,000/., provided his estimate of the revenue and expenditure for the next year be correct. We are willing to believe they are ;we have unbounded confidence in the great resources of our industrious people ; we are well acquainted with their unwearied spirit of enterprise ; we know that there are no difficulties which they cannot, when free, surmount ; but in considering the increase of the national resources, we must remember that their limbs are shackled, and that the prosperity which no external 7 : aise, no unfavcurable season, no hostile nations. 7 - outd prevent, is now stifled by their willing submi s °7;ri to a murderous Corn law. The soul of all ir 77;rovement is an inc re a s e o f th e people. As the; 'multiply kn ow l e d ge a d vances, enterprise Opens new channels, employment is created, consumption al_lginents, the produce of the Customs and the Excise yields a continual increase, and a thriving revenue is a true index to the prosperity of the nation. BA the very aim and object of the Corn-law is to limit the supply of our food to the quantity which can be grown in our own narrow country. It starves population out of existence, checks the progress of knowledge, blocks up enterprise, cuts off employment, cur tails consumption, diminishes the produce of the Customs and the Excise, and shows in the decreasing revenue how the boi;v-strng of the stupid and wicked Tory landlords and Tory politicians is gradually strAngling the natural prosperity of our enterprizing people. It both impedes industry at home and promotes manufacturing industry abroad, and not only limits our resources absolutely, but enhances relatively those of other nations. As long as this great fetter is kept on the national industry, we cannot, anticipate any return of prosperity, and an unfavourable season will destroy all the CHANCELLOR of the Ext'nEQuEit's hopes. Appearances now indicate a li mited supply, enhanced prices, and much curtailed con surr4;',,,on. We apprehend, also, that Canada will continue to be very expensive ; coercive policy is always dreadfully costly. Though the conduct of the present Ministry towards that country be the inevitable consequence ef former neglect and former oppression, that cannot make it otherwise than very costly to England for some time to come. We are fearful, therefore, that both the anticipations of diminished expendi tu,-e and increased resources may not be well founded. The 'caries lea!: resolved too, it appears, that measures of con for Ireland shall not be pass_d. The patience of the Irish will probably not stand the trial, and we can only anticipate increased expense, from the justly increased impatience, under great suffering and great privations of the Irish. The Tories and the Church, whose influence over the agricultural population of England is so much to be deplored, seem resolved to provoke a civil war in Ireland, rather than abate the nuisance of the Irish Church. Here is another source of increased expense. If the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER cannot reduce the expenditure by 500,0001., which good will might perhaps ac complish, he must, we presume, be permitted to borrow enough to cover the deficiency of the year. At the same time it is proper to remark, that he will borrow from the Bank of' England, which, in return for Exchequer bills bearing interest, n ill lend him other bills—or " promise to pay"—which never ere paid ; and by which the Bank borrows of the public that money at no interest, which it lends to the public at a consi derable rate of interest It makes the State continually pay for the privileges the State confers on it. We refer to the speeches of Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. HUSIE, and Mr. GOULBURN, I ,r an exposition of the waste of public money, which is caused by the Treasury bolstering up the Bank of England. The Address of Colonel WEBB to the Electors of the City of Gloucester will be found in our columns of this day, fol lowed by the Resolution thereupon of the•Anti-Slavery Com mittee of that City. Conjointly considered, these documents are worthy of the serious consideration of every Member, supporter, nnd friend of the present Cabinet. Colonel WEBB is less dis tinct in the expression of his political opinions than the Hon. Captain BERKELEY—he positively refuses to be returned to Par -1 ament fettered by pledges of any description—and yet, because lie has " proved himself the enemy to Slavery in all its shapes"—because he hesitates not emphatically to declare it PS his opinion, " that the Negroes in our West India Colonies are held, at the present moment, under the name of appren ticeship, in a state of cruel bondage," the Anti- Slavery Com mittee, in unison with many of the most active Reformers of the City of Gloucester, have deliberately pronounced the Gallant Colonel's Address to be perfectly satisfactory I As regards the Slave question, it is entirely so to us. There is no pledge to vote given, but there is a solemn one im plied ; and that from a man of Colonel WEBB'S high character is amply sufficient. The candidate from whom it would be necessary to exact a more distinct pledge upon any question than that given by Colonel WEBB, in support of any measure for the immediate extinction of slavery in every shape and form, would be unworthy of a seat in Parliament. But this is not, at present, the point to which we would direct atten tion. What we would impress upon the Members of the Go vernment is the astounding fact, that the question of slavery alone is made to decide the election in a city so liberal and in fluential as that of Gloucester. It is not demanded of Colonel Wenn whether he will, or will not, support the Mataocasta Cabinet—whether he will or will not extend the elective franchise, and oppose the doctrine of the finality of the Reform Bill—whether he will or will not vote for the eradication of abuses in the Church—whether he will or will not advocate just measures suggested by the conscien tious scruples of the Dissentei a—whether he will or will not endeavour to effect the reduction of taxation, the removal of restrictions upon trade a,.d commerce, and the reform of our civil and criminal judicature. All that is sought, all that is desired, is the single pledge to vote for the immediate and unconditional extinction of slavery. This is a pledge which the Tories can now give without any scruples— those which they once entertained having been, for the most part, removed by the pecuniary liberality of the Whigs. The twenty millions have satisfied the conscientious misgivings of the Bishops of LONDON and EXETER ; and Sir ROBERT PEEL, has had the precaution to throw the blame of a breach of the implied Parliamentary contract upon the Plan ters. Ministers alone have been weak enough to signalize themselves in opposition to the good sense and good feeling of the country upon this question. They have not only voted for the perpetuation of oppression, but they have had the folly to exert their official authoriry in chastisement of the righteous secession from the ranks of a member of her Majesty's household. The City of Gloucester furnishes a speedy example of the results that may he anticipated from such mistaken policy, if longer persevered in. Should the Cabinet persist in opposing the immediate abolition of slavery, and the whole country make it the decisive question at every forthcoming election, the fate of the Cabinet is scaled. Happily in the present instance Colonel WEBB is a staunch Liberal ; but had he been a Tory, and an abolitionist at the same time, the Liberals of Gloucester would have felt themselves hound to vote for him. It will be seen, by a reference to a correspondence in ano ther column, that the Post-office authorities have so far re laxed an absurd regulation, is to permit Newspaper Agents to print their names upon the covers of papers sent out of Great Britain. Under the old system returned papers were sent to the offices of the printers, and thus a palpable fraud was neces sarily committed upon the ♦enders, whose property they were. The object, of course, was to secure a monopoly to individuals belonging to the Post office, who undertook the supply of all newspapers sent out of the country. Defeat could not be more decsive than that which the Op position sustained on Tuesday. They chose the most vulnerable point of attack ; they mustered their whole forces, and, by means of a feint, attempted to take the Government by sur prise, yet failed by a greater majority than either they or Ministers anticipated. To prove how much better one party was prepared than the other, we refer to the list of Members absent without pairs, and find that, out of eighteen, only six were Tories, namely, Mr. G. J. HEATHCOTE, Sir G. HEATH COTE. Mr. WILSON JONES, Sir GEORGE NOEL. Mr. W. LONG, and Mr. MAckt:sNoN. There arc, however, four douttfuls in cluded in this list, who are, perhaps, impr, perly classed with the Tories. The two LENNOXES cannot be called doubtfuls, as they generally support Government, except on the ques tion of Appropriation. Every Tory, in fact, that could either _ . . walk or ride, came to the muster yet they fell short by teen of their tipponetith. The dthef twelve ibserit without pairs Are all good Whigs, Or go'incilllng vote with Ministers on all other important rluestions; By this division, the Liberal party, therefore, *now their strength to a man, and it stands thus—present 31f, absent; paired off, 9, absent, without pairs, 12—making altogether without the SPEAKER, 340; while the stren, -, th on the other side i 5 315 ; 1e..7.71iig a Clear majority of 25. With such a force what can either Sir ROBERT PEEL or Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR do, till after the Coronation; when some keen contests will take place to supply the places of those members raised to the Peerags ? The result of these contests will depend much on the conduct of Ministers in the mean time ; and as they now know to their experience that no terms are to be kept with the Tories, vfe confidently tiTt that they will consult only the wishes and interest; of their real friends. We can tell them that the great watchword then will be the "imme diate abolition of slavery," and that every Tory that comes forward as a candidate will pledge himself to vote for it. A paragraph hart gdrie, the retina of the papers, copied from the Leeds Mercury, stating that the last meeting of the Anti- Slavery Delegates, assembled in London, wOtild tahe place this day. There is not, we are authorised to say, a word of truth in it. The Anti- Slavery Delegates will only ceae to meet when Slavery has ceased to disgrace our Colonies Their last rheeting will be held when the Government shall have abolished the Apprenticeship nysfetti— ,- bia Oettainly not sooner. The Paris papers of Thursday have all been received. We extract from aali g nani's Messenger the following paragraph : " It is with regret we announce that the illness of Prince Tadeyrand has assumed an alarming character: The following bulletin was issued by his medical attendants yesterday evening ;—' The Prince has parsed a very bad night, arid is exhausted from pain. The fever is still high, the wound very Painful, and the tnlinefadtion and redness Of the local affection appears to be unlimited.' The Prince, in the donifsi Of the day, underwent a slight operation, and the Abbe Dupanloup passed an hour with him, At eleven o'clock this morning the state of the Peii n , left very little hope." Early on Thursday, the King and Queen of the FRENCH paid a visit to the Prince, and were greatly shocked at finding that he did not recognise them. We despair of TALLEY RAND's recovery. His worst symptom is his non-rccognitioo of Royalty. in the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the expenses of the Extraordinary Embassies to assist at the Coronations , at London and Milan, were voted by a large majority. • The following is the latest intelligence from the North of Spain " The Carlist iroopS Which, under Gueigtie, menaced Bilboa, and reduced Los Banderos and the Capucines, have been recalled to march against Estella. Things grow worse in that town ; there is nothing but mutiny and disturbance. Los Valles, who escaped with difficulty from the French cnstom-house officers, anti got into Estella, tried his hand at repressing the insurrectionists; but he Was beater, and wounded. Villas real summonpd by Don Carlos to return to Biscay, has refused." The trial of HUBERT and his accomplices was continued on Wednesday, hut no fact was elicited of any interest. The tranquillity of Switzerland is menaced by disturbances in the Canton of Schweitl, between the Catholic and Pro testant inhabitants. The other Cantons have been called upon by the Vorort to assist the Supreme authority in bring ing the malcontents to justice. 'rho f.• . nowin : 4 is the latest news from the Russian frontier : ARMAMENTS IN Russta.—The Journal which is published at Odessa in the Russian language, contains in its Number of 28th March last the following article : " The squadron, consisting of 4 ships of the line of 84 guns, the Adrianople, the Sultan Makmoud, the Remembrance of Eustachia, and the Silestria, three 60 gun frigates, the TOT! IiGS, Standard, and Legathocles, two brigs, and two armed steam.boats, are taking on board in our port, a corps of chosen troops to convey them to Sebastopol, and thence to Asia. " This squadron, after having completed its object, will be rein forced by three ships of the line, two frigates, and four brigs, and placed under the command of Admiral Ouniannets. It will then go to the Dardanelles, to observe the movements of the French, English, and Turkish fleets. " Tine twenty-one regiments of the Cossacks of the Black Sea, each of which consists of 500 men, have now been placed on the footing of regular cavalry, incorporated with the army of the Black Sea, and sent to the frontiers of the Pachalik of Ears. Thus the Cossacks of the Black Sea no longer form a separate corps, as they used to do ; and, as well as their country, they are under the command of Lieutcnant.Gene ral Grabbe, who has just succeeded General Williaminoff." A letter from Odessa of the 11 th of April, informs us—" That a camp of observation, of 25,000 men, is forming at Anapa, which will be independent of the army of the Black Sea, and the army of the Cau casus. It is generally believed that this army is intended to go into Persia ; and what confirms this conjecture is, that officers are sought after for this army, who can speak the Persian and Turkish languages. General Paskewitsch, a man of great military talent, will have the com mand of the army of the Caucasus. . Two Circassian Princes, Lieutenant General Belbenloff and Fchentchewazde, who have hitherto been employed about the Empert r's person, have is en sent to Tiflis to mike part of the Council of Lieut.- General Golordin, and at tire same time permissions has been given them to enter the service of the Schell, for a limited period.—Le Cummerce. CRACOIV, APRIL 29.—1 n the last sitting of the Diet, an address to the three Protecting Powers was voted. The most important part of this address is the request that the High Protecting Powers may be pleased to take I roper steps to convince themselves of the tranquil state of the country, and peaceable disposition of else inhabitants, in order that the measures peremptorily taken may not be any longer that hindrance to communication on the frontiers which oppresses commerce, may be re moved, and tire duty on Hungarian wines for Cracow, which has been augmented on the part of Russia, may be abolished ; that young students (lean the neighbouring countries may be permitted, according to assurances frequently repeated, to visit the Jagellon university, which is entirely under the superintendence and direction of the Protecting Powers, even in respect to the appcintment of the professors.—(Frotn tho Silesian Gazette.) CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 6.—Fethi Alimet Pacha, appointed Am bassador to London, will leave here to_morrow fur Malta, where he in tends performing his quarantine, and will proceed from thence through Italy and France to England. The accounts from Syria this week with regard to the progress of the insurrection are not more favourable than they were last, the insargents still continuing to keep the upper hand over the Egyptian troops. The account contained in the Smyrna Paper of an insurrection hay. ing, been broken out at Aleppo, appears to be entirely without foundation. • FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, May 17. LATEST PRICES. Five per Cents. 109 f. 21;c. Three per Cents., Blf. 20c. Bank Actions, 2,710 f. Romans ' 101%. Belgian Loan, 103 1 4. Belgian Bank. 1,435 f. Portugue• , e 'three per Cents., 26%. Spanish Actives, 2.1. Spanish Passives. f)t4. Harlan Loan, 480 f. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. MEETING OF DELEGATES AT EXETER HALL. A very numerous meeting of the anti-slavery Delegates, took place this morning in the minor Hall, Exeter Hall, for the purpose of consi. dering what further steps they should take for the furtherance of their great object. Wituast Trios. BLAIR, Esq. the late Mayor of Bath took the Chair. ' The CHAIRMAN-1 need hardly say, that I consider myself greatly honoured by being called on to take the Chair at such a meeting as the present, convened as it is, for one of the noblest objects that can engage our attention, and representing, as I believe it does, the moral and reli. gious feelings of all classes throughout the country.—(Hear, hear.) To find that the heart of the nation is still so sound on the question of sla_ very, and that the nation has once more raised its voice, as the voice of one man, in condemnation of this atrocious violation of human rights, is matter for thankfulness and gratulation.—(Hear, hear.) It augurs well, I think, for the interests of truth and lawful liberty amongst us generally, that the nation has maintained so firm and uncompromising a bearing on this question, and that undismayed by defeat —unbiassed by political partialities—unfired by long continued and costly exertions, they are again prepared to assert the claims of humanity, of justice, of re ligion. On the other hand, it is a source of deep regret to find that though the country is with us, as one man, the Cabinet i s against us, and that is thechief, if not the only obstacle to our success.—(Cheers.) To be opposed and defeated by a Government professedly liberal, to see freedom wounded in the house of her friends, is a greater disap. pointment, and a more aggravated w r o ng th a n if the blow had been inflicted by the hand of d es p o ti sm. B u t as w e are astern b'ed not in the charact er o f po liti c i ans, b u t a s abolitionists, and friends of the negro, I shall abstain from any political observations in which I might otherwise be tempted by the conduct of the Ministry to indulge. Speaking however, as I am, in the presence of the Press, and therefore in the presence of the Ministry, I may be permitted to say, and as a friend and supporter of the present Administration, I say it with the deepest regret, that by the unn a ti ona l an d unacco untable position they have taken up, they have done more to weaken and divide their friends, and to damage the cause of rational and moderate reform, than could have been predicted or hoped for by their bitterest opponents. — (Cheers.) I most sincerely hope they will retrace their steps, while there is time. They may certainly do so now, not only without dishonour, but with credit and advantage.—(Hear, hear.) If they cannot or will not take the lead in this righteous cause, let them, at all events, cease to. oppose it.—(Hear, hear.) Let the m , i n d e f erence t o t h e un ited voice of the nation, make it an open question, and we ask no more. By doing this, oursuccess, I believe, under God, is certain. By this course, they will regain the confidence they have lost, and add immeasureably to the popularity of our beloved and honoured Queen. If I had their ear I would say to the-n —as you value the honour and fair fame of your Royal Mistress, do not do anything that can tarnish a the ri d g a i y , o s y h e e i c i o a r n o y n a o t f i ohne, herby y d o a ni l I ohwiionrigLt_h c ß h o e y e a r l s s; a n B d a u r t d , the lustre of her crown, that can even by po ss ibi lity throw a gloom over o i or not, our duty is t floatwh ether will take this conciliatory and right_minded co urse t r quite clear—onward, rignt onward must be our mo vement, regardless of a ll t em porary and political consideration s, and guided only by the great principles of liberty and humanity, of justice of virtue, and of re. ligion ; divested a'so of passion and prejudice, but fi rm, d etermined, an d uncompromising, I trust we shall continue to adhere to our principles, and prosecute our labours till freed•ln in reality, as well as in name, is e'er ocured ( n s i t] crown.—(Cheers.) Joiners c m oved that Thomas Scales, W m. Wilson, and Wm.to the negro but to every subject o f t h e Br i t i s h Morgan, be appointed Secretaries. Mr. WILSON thought it desirable it should he stated why the calling of this delegation had been made. Only one resolution lad been pre. pared, and the reason of that was that they felt this was the time to work and not to talk. There was very little time between this and mooted in the T H uesday a t e h n a h t ig ti , m w c h o e u n gh th t e to qu b e e st o io c n cup w i o e u d ld by b s e er a ,d g i a n i g n direct applica tions to Members. They only sought to commend their cause to the support of all men, but they by no means sought to interfere with the in dependence . of Members of the House of Commons, or to require any pledges from them. JOSEPH STUEGE, Esq., of Birmingham, read letters of apology from some of their friends, who had been prevented by other business from attending, but many who were not now present would be there in the beginning of the week. Some of their friends were not anxious that the delegates should be called together, and certainly nothing but the im portance of the case would have induced them to adopt such a course.— (Hear, hear.) The present moment was the very crisis of their cause, and circumstances might arise in the course of next weA, which would compel them to call for the advice and assistance of their country friends. So far as his information had lately gone, he was gratified to say that their canvass had been most encouraging, from ten to twenty M e mbers who voted against them on the former occasion having promised to sup port them on the next. When it was recollected that the majority against them was only fifty-four, they would see more important an ac. cession of 25 would be, which would turn the scale the other way. He was fully aware that last time many of their friends voted against them, under the impression that the Government had made it a question I would ~ a nd or fall. That impression was decidedly '—'mown that the Government did ' ' ”ot meet upon 'Misc. „ erroneous, and it should be genereo, not view it in tlott, light themselves ; and be hoped they Mut... -- with the same determined opposition from the Government when the question again came forward for discussion. To that, however,,they ought not to trust too much. As there were only two days left them, he hoped that all parties would make the most strenuous exertions among those members with whom they were acquainted. It had been stated in a country newspaper, that the delegates had been called toge ther for the last time--he hoped such was the case, and that it would not be necessary for them to meet again ; but he thought it unnecessary to say that they were determined to persevere in their exertions, until the question was finally carried—(Cheers.) After making a few compli mentary allusions to their friend the late Zechariah Macaulay, for his exertions in the cause of negro emancipation, Mr. Sturge concluded by calling upon all the friend; of the cause to redouble their efforts, until they were ultimately triumphant. WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq., had great pleasure in moving the reomlution. He viewed with great comfort and satisfaction so respectable an assem. bly as this, coming together with no interested views, no party propen sities to gratify, but merely collected together for the cause of humanity ; and they would pledge themselves, as long as. Providence favoured them with health, and strength, and ability, to follow up this great cause—to endeavour to convince the great mass of the people who were at present ignorant of the nature of the question—to show them the enormities of the system—to bring it out to the light. They ought to be dealers in fassts, which spoke powerfully and to the heart. It would be recol lected that many years hack a great body of the people of this country, who were religiously inclined, had never heard of the horrors of the stave trade, of the enormities of the Middle Passage, or of the oppressions going on in the West India Islands.—(Hear, hear.) But when these things were brought to light, they rose up as one man to derriaild the interference of the Government to put a stop to such enormities. The great business of the friends of humanity was to asso ciate together, to accumulate facts, to le; ing them before the public ; and he had full confidence in that generods feeling which pervaded the breasts of the people of England—in that love of liberty and of justice which was so natural to them, that they would respond cheerfully to the representations that were made. But they must have facts to go upon, and these they had in abundance. Their course was this plain. It was to go on steadily and temperately, not mixing case up with riny politidal matter that would tend to vitiate it. Let them take their ground on Christian feeling, humanity, and justice, and he hoped their '- seconded by the God of Justice. efforts wOtra 0f... • -a •• seconded the resolution. Dr. BARRY of Edinburgh brit, must afford The Rev. THOMAs SCALES supported the reao..._ -. •ee and m all who were eohhoeidd With this movement peculiar _ couragement during the period they had bderl ter find that io whatever light their efforts might be regarded in some quarters, throughobt the whole cothitry they had been responded to. This was a pretty strong proof of the strength of the position which had been taken. He trusted they would go to work cordially and lierirfily; and that no thing would be wanting to bring to an immediate termination those eeils under which the colonies had so long groaned;—(Applause.) The Rev. Mr. &curse', of Birmingham, thought the suggestion of Mr. Allen ought to be particularly attended to—that all the gentlemen present ihOuld be fairrtishediwith documents upon the different subjects under contemplation, so that when g Membet expressed any doubt on a particular subject, they might be prepared with en Answer. (Hear.) Lord Melbourne at the last interview with the delegates gave them credit for good intentions, and claimed the same for himself. He (Mr. B.) could not give credit for good intentions to people who invariably joined in refusing redrese to the oppressed, and sanctioned their op pressors.—(Hear, hear ) He could give fifty instances where cases of this kind had been brought forward, but in no single instance had they taken the side of the weak against the strong. With such conduct as this before him, he could not give credit for good intentions.—(Hear.) I see no security that an Administration who lend themselves to a system of injustice and oppressiou with respect to the col o nial slaves, or any other class of people, would not be equally reedy to deprive us of our liberty, our property, or even our lives, if any idea of villaneus expediency should put it into their heads. Mr. Wiesoet said that in the suggestion which lie had thrown out he had not intended to put a stop to the expression of 4e.ntiments, but only. to let it be understood that the present was not a long. speech.nlO.YinS: meeting.—(Cheers.) Professor EDGAR (of Belfast) wished to hear the resolutions liaised at the last meeting of the delegates, as he could not vote for a resolution confirmatory of them without knowing what they were. Mr. CREWOSON (of Kendal) understood that the resolutions of this day were only preparatory, and that there would be a meeting held in the great hall, at which Lord Brougham had consented to preside. SetricoE said that the resolutions of the last meeting were not at hand ; but they were sent for, and in the mean time the meeting would have some observations from their friend Geo. Thompson.—(Applause.) Mr. G. 'firosiesoN (who was greeted with vehement applause) then came forward and said—Sir, I know that we are met here this morning for the purpose of working instead of speaking, and I would not intrude myself upon your attention for a moment; but for a command which was last night laid upon me that I should occupy the meeting for a few moments, in stating the objections which are urged against the accomplishment of our hearts' deep desire; and that I should sugges', as briefly as possible, satisfactory answers to those objections. The value of such an address seemed to he this—if gentlemen would be kind enough to listen, and to endeavour to remember whatever there might be in it worthy of recollection, they might be prepared in their inter course with Members of Parliament to give pithy answers to the objec • t ions which may be alleged against that line of conduct which e we, as Christian men, think it our duty to press upon our epresentatives in both Houses of the Legislature of this land. will not now abuse the privilege I now enjoy by any lengthened ob. nervations, least of ad, merely of a declaratory or a declamatory charac ter. I may be permitted to observe, however, that I rejoice to find myself once more among the rational friends of human freedom.-- (Hear, hear.) Since we were last assembled in this Hall, I have been permitted in myjeurneyings on behalf of this cause, to behold the sue blime spectacle of an entire nation rallying its moral energies for that purpose of coming up again, not only without dismay, but without distrust to the great work of rescuing from unjust bondage and unpaid labour 800,000 of our fellow-subjects; and thousands of those our fellow. Christians.—(Cheers.) One thing delights me much, to observe the ef forts made to' divest the question altogether of a party political corn. plexion.—!Hear, hear.) I have seen men of the strongest feelings and most determined partialities abandoning for an hour in this glorious 'cause, every predilection, however long and dearly cherished, for time purpose of advancing the great principles of Christian morality, upon which that cause is founded, and which, if carried into the Legislature of the land, would work the speedy destruction, not only of this abomination, but of those many abominations which have obtained in the various portions of the British dominions.— (Cheers.) We have been amply repaid fir all that we have done and suffered in this cause, by what, has been accomplished to the present time, without considering the achievement which we trust is within our reach.—(Cheers.) I will now proceed to notice the objections which have been urged, particularly in the Imperial Legislature, and especially in the House of Commons, against immediate abolition. The first objection is one made by Lord Melbourne at our first interview, and since frequently urged in both Houses of Parliament—that the preseot system " works well," 'that (in Lord Melbourne's words)—" the system works auspiciously." (Hear, hear.) That cases of cruelty are the exceptions and not the rule—that kindness is the rule and not the exception. To this state. merit we snake this brief reply. First, we refer to the tables of punish merit that have arrived in this country, not furnished by the friends of the negroes, but by paid functionaries who, upon their oath furnish to the Governor of the Colonies a return petiodically of the punishment they themselves inflicted. In the second place, Sir Lionel Smith has declared that in the island of Jamaica the negro has been treated in a way as to render the colony liable to the reproach of the slave being in a worse condition than in the days of slavery.— (Hear.) Sir George Grey says that the cases of cruelty are one in a thousand, and that when they have been found out they have been corrected. How comes it to pass, then, that you have deemed it neces sary to bring in a Bill applicable to every colony—taking no tice of a vast variety of abuses—the flogging of women —the denial of food--the punishment of persons by confinement in hospitals —the obstruction of special magistrates—and arming with a despotism your representatives in the Colonies.—(Hear, hear.) Then comes another objection, the strongest I believe that has been taken— " there is a contract in the way, you cannot come at the accomplish ment of your object without a breach of National faith." To this we reply, that the gentlemen in the country are not agreed as to the exis. tence of a contract.—(Cheers.) Some regard it as a law. Lord Brougham, Lord Denham, Lord Seaforth, ant Mr. O'Connell, three of them lawyers, and the other a distinguished West Indian planter, say there is no con tract.—(Cheers.) The Duke of Wellington, Lord Glenelg, Sir Edward Sugden, and Sir George Grey, declare that the Act of Parliament though not technically a contract, is virtually a contract, and is to be regarded as such. To this, we reply, it ought to be set aside on the ground that the parties most interested in the provision of this contract were never consulted.—(Cheers.) That tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousand;, are adults, and were adults in 183*; yet they were never consulted—they were not even treated as a child of 14 years old is treated in this country. They were never asked whether they liked their masters after trial—whether they were willing to quit the roofs of their parents, and become the servants and apprentices of cer tain parties. That whereas 800,000 human beings for whom the con tract was entered into, were never consulted, and therefore ought not to be made to abide by a contract in which their liberty and their comforts was involved.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear, hear.) In the next place we say that the contract has been grossly, systemati cally, and universally violated by the planters, either as individuals or iu their legislative capacity. And here I stand on the highest ground for taking one of these greatest colonies, the Mauritius or the Indian Ocean, British Guiana, or the South coast of America and Jamaica, con taining three-fourths of our whole negro population, this contract has been violated ; and even irthe nation contracted—which I deny—the nation and the Parliament is at once released, and may proceed to do whatever they please to do, as though the contract had never been entered into at all. Then we say, in the next place, that in your own Bill you furnish us with proof; of the violation of your contract; for if that Bill was necessary—if it was not a waste of parchment, time, and talent—if they have not called upon both Houses of Parliament to legis late in vain—nay, more, if you have not placed yourselves in the position of foul traducers of the planter; and assemblies of the colonies, then thatßill, if there had been no other document in the world, is a proof to every candid mind that the colonies have violated the former Bill, for it makes ar rangents made by the former Bill ; and if they had not been violated, and the existing arrangements found insufficient, why should it be neces sary now to confer despotic power upon the Governor and the Special Magistrates. Then, 1 say, that Lord Glenelg's Bill itself violates the contract. It rescinds certain clauses of the former Bill, and some of the most reasonable and important too. I refer to the 13th clause of the former Bill, which gave the planter a right to the uncompensated services of these children whom he had maintained in tneir infancy, until they were 21 years old. This seemed to be reasonable as between the planter and the child, but not between the country and the child. Now time 3f4th clause of the new Bill annihilates the 13th clause of the old Act, and takes all these children out of the hands of the planters in 1840, without giving him one penny of compensation.—( Hear, hear.) Now, if the Bill violates the contract with reference to children, as iurelly we may set it aside with respect to hundreds of thousencis of adults who for four years gave everything and received nothing. Then I say that even granting there is a contract, still we say that inas. much as it is essentially immoral, it is essentially invalid.—(Much cheering.) That inasmuch as it goes to take the labour of unoffending human beings from them, and transfer that labour, without wages, to men who have no righteous title to it, we cannot be parties to sushi a con tract—we never asked for it and never assented to it; and whatever difficulties are to be overcome —whatever legislation may be necessary— whatever disgrace may be attached to parties, at any expense, at all hazards, the contract must be set aside before the paramount claims of justice.—(Cheers.) We deny time competency of the Imperial Isey,isla. lure to take the liberty of 800,000 fellow-citizens without giving them any righteous recompense, as we deny the right to ourselves to seize our brother by the throat in the streets, and constrain him to perform ser vices without hire. We deny the right or the power to ourselves of delegating to our Representatives any competency to do this in regerd to any portion of our fellow subjects, if only possessing a inrigle yard of territory in this Globe. Then, we say, finally the Bill has not accomplished its object The preamble of the Act states, that it is to promote the industry and good conduct of the negro. The speech of Sir George Grey has demonstrated to the world that just as the yoke has been lifted from the neck of the sieve, he has worked cheerfully, energetically, arid redeemed in his own time estates that had become a wilderness, and made them to bud and blossom as the rose. I recapi tulate. We say, first, there is a difference of of inion as to the existence of a contract ; secondly, we say, that the party most interested, the ne groes, were never consulted ; thirdly, that the contract, admitting its existence, has been violated by the parties who were bound to observe its conditions, and that if they have violated it on the one hand, we are released on the other. We say further, that the Bill violates it by taking the children out of the hands of their parents as apprentices by solemn indenture wider the Act—by taking from the Assemblies the powers which they were permitted to exercise under that Act, and by giving to the Governors, with the advice of their Councils, ex- traordinary and almost despotic powers. We say that the Bill viol its the contratt; aid a Bill for immediate ernancipa;ion could not be a more direct violation of t , ,e compact taan the Bill that is no, he Atlantic, and soon to be proclaimed in every colony. wul our friends to urge again and this specific ground, travel 5.... sos Then we say, and here we recto._ again upon the attention of their representatiaa. that the contract being immoral, is essenti deny the right of the British Parliament to commit a stupsnaous rob bery upon peaceful subjects, and while they professed to make them free handed them over, not slaves merely, but uncompensated labourers for six years, to parties whose right to their labour we thought we had purchased by the gift of twenty millions of money.—(Hear, hear.) Then we say that the Bill has not accomplished its object, and that Parliament is bound to see the design of the Bill carried out; and we come to them again, and if we can make it apparent that no palliative measures will accomplish the design of that preamble, they are bound before the country and in the sight of heaven to undo the contract, and to do the work of mercy readily, promptly, and graciously, and satisfy the full claims of 'the negro upon our justice and our honour.—(Ap plause.) Although fifteen millions was the market value of the negroes, it is said that the twenty millions did not pay the planters ; and says Mr. Gladstone, we are entitled to the six years, and as much es we can get out of him, and then we are not paid. To this we say that the Government has dealt falsely by us. The twenty mil ' lions were given on the express condition that Mr. Stanley should strike out of his resolution the feature that was so odious in the sight of the abolitionists. Lard Stanley said on that occasion :—" Give me twenty millions that I may hand it over to theplanters, and the Negroes shall not be compelled to pay the roasters for their liberty." But in fact the negroes are now giving twelve millions in addition to the twenty. We say that is the case according to the showing of the planters themselves, and their advocates io Parliament. And here I may quote a passage from the speech of Sir George Grey, which proves that the case is made out for us even on the paltry consideration of arithmetic, which ought not to bs allowed to sway our minds on this question—st hick is one between man and man—the one the injured, and the other the wrong-doer.— (Hear, hear.) Sir George Grey quoted a communication from Mr. Baines, a special Justice, who said,—" The land is daily increasing in value; and the labour of the apprenticeship is bringing in (for the six years) more than three times the whole of the appraised value of the negroes' entire life, in 1834." Here then we have it on their own show. lug, that if they give us the emancipation which we demand, thee will have derived from the labours of the negro full twice the value of the slave's whole life, as appra sed by the Commissioner; iu 1834—(Hear, hear)—to say nothing of the twenty millions.—(Hear, hear.) The Bill which the Government has passed to remedy the evils of the a prentice ship is merely negative. It consists only of palliatives. It admits also that the negroes have been ill-used, imprisoaed, and lacerated, in "en of the so_called " contract." Surely, then, they have a - -scion, and it would net be too notch to give right to comp eer - et of their hoodag,e.—(Hear, hear hear.) them two years' abridgmt Tt will depend en ti re l y on the The Bill does nothing eff e ctual. discretion and energy of the Governors, who ca.:.not 'act without the;„ advice of the Councils, these being c ompo se d o f the -"‘" the colonies, and identified with the g, eat body of the planters feel ings and interests.—(Hear.) In the next place, how can the Governor of Jamaica, in sitting in his oaical capacity at Spanish Town, know of what is going on in the colony ? Why the Marquis of Sligo was ignorant that for 12 months in Spanish Town the flogging of women was going on within 300 yards of his own house.—(Hear, hear.) How can the Governor correct the evil? He can only act with the Council. They must send the special magistrates. And how, under this extraordinary Bill are these special magistrates to be transformed from pliant, obsequ ious men, to warriors of justice and impartiality?—(Hear, hear.) Even admitting that they were diffe.ent,—they have no power to enforce the usages of slavery—and the only power they have is of a negative character—as they refuse to pueisit when they are called upon to do so.—(Hear, hear.) We say, then, the Bill is useless— worse than that, itis a mockery; disappointing the hopes of the negro, and standing in the place of a better Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Then, it is sa,d, " you must not hurry us, time is necessary." Sir G. Grey and Mr. Gladstone, who sail in the same boat on this occasion—which is rather suspicious—(Hear)—both say, " if two years were necessary to make ar rangements§ for brining the negro into a tiansition state, how much more time must be necessary to make arrangements for introducing the negro is;:o a state of perfect freedom." To this we reply—" Look to Antigua" —that sett:J.: !he question.—(Hear, hear.) hut, then, it is said—" Not as re arts Jamaica" droitted. What says Sir L. S m i t h on b e h a lf of all the planters 011 that Islam: _Give us a little mo re compensat i on, and we'll emancipate the negroes imnierliately." Then, we say, the demanel for farther time is proved utterly giesondless.—(Hear, hear.) We say, that no more laws are neceesary for the slaves than exist now for the whites if strong enough for the;']rites they will surely be for the blacks. Then, again, we refer to Montserrat, to ,Nevis, and to Barbasloes, in which last colony, singularly enough, they say ws] , would set the Ne grecs free, but we don't wish to run counter to the wishes ,;! the British Parliament." It is said again—".regard the position of the s'e'''vern ment." Now it is the opinion of the most intelligent men in Parliams:'-t that the Government would riot be affected by the decision of the House whatever it might be, now that they have carried what they might have thought themselves in honour and duty bound to do—their own mea sure.—(Hear, hear,) And we will say this, it is not a question of polities at all.--(Hear, hear.) It is not our wish to keep men in office to abuse the negro, nor to use this question as a means of exalting an. other party.—(Hear, hear.) We have acted independently —we allowed ourselves no discretion, because God g ives us no di scre ti on — we can _ not sacrifice religious principle to political expediency. (Loud cheering.) Then we are told not to agitate any more. Why ? "Oh!"it is said, " what a state of things it will bring about in the colonies." We will mind our responsibility in our reply—do you mind yours.—(Cheers.) It is that sense sdre . sponsibility to God and our suffering fellow creatures that has urges] us on to the steps we have been and are now taking. We come to you and ask you to grant us what justice and mercy alike demand; if you refuse us you must take the consequences.—(Hear.) It is said farther, it is only a question of two years; we deny it is a question of time at all it is one of principle. We have no more right to deprive our fellow creatures of two scars liberty than of twenty years. 'filen again, it is said " the House is against you." But we must persevere—Houses have been against us before—the House was against Clarkson for twenty years—the House has been against the people of England upon many questions which have been after all carried. We obtained the other night a mi nority of 217, when we were told we should not have a hundred, and if we are denied 999 times, we will come again.—(Cheers.) Now with reaard to Demerara. Mr. Gladstone, in the House of Commons, un. blushingly contradicted the statements of Mr. Pease with regard to the state of the hospital system there.—(Hear, hear.) What does the Acting Governor say upon this point—" It is with the greatest reprobation that I regard the hospital system, which it astonishes ma it has hitherto escaped exposure."—(ii ear, hear.) Our case ties in a nutshell. In 1833 we petitioned Parliament to carry out the - wishes of the nation for an immediate and unconditional emancipation, ,s_ . —and I —(Hear, hear, hear.) We never bargained for the apprenticeship; it was with great difficulty we got the term of apprenticeship reduced from twelve to six years ; and the responsibiliy of that apprentice ship is upon those who forced it down cur thio:its- 7 (Hear, hear) —those who have passed an Order in Council to transport the un suspecting Hindoo husbandmen from the peaceful plains of India to the plantations of the sugar-making vampires of Demerara.—(Cheers.) And when we ask for that which justice dictates, it is not for the Govern ment to throw a contract in our teeth—let them get over it as they can.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")—[Mr. Thomson here di. rected the attention of the meeting to an able pamphlet published by the Central Abolition Committee, entitled, " Negro Apprenticeship ;" also to another, entitled, " Our case made out," which afihrdcd a satisfactory exposition of the whole question.]—He went on to say, Lt the debates on this question it seems to have been forgotten that the negroes are men —(Cries of " Hear, hear.") What we have to urge on Members of Parliament is this, that whether there be a contract, or whether there be none, we call on you to do the negro justice. You all admit you have legislated away his labour for six years —bring him beck to the condition in which you ought to have placed him in 1833, and while you refuse to do this we brand you - as the perpe trators of a grievous wrong on the negro every hour he lives.—(l - lear, hear.) I think we must not use the mild terms of " injustice," and those terms that are exceedingly musical and popular--we must tell our representatives they rob the negro every day they permit him to la bour unremunerated for the benefit of any man, or any set of men, in the West Indies.—(Cheers.) I have only in sitting down to pray that our efforts about to be made may, under the blessing of God, be successful. Professor EDGAR, of Belfast, said, there was a sophism abroad in his country which appeared to have great weight. It was said, if slavery is wrong, why not deal with it as all other wrongs are dealt with—punish the law-breakers? Mr. Tuompsox—We have shown the immorality, and conse quently the invalidity of the liw. By this new law you have made him a slave, only you do not dare call him so, for six years longer. Again, we object to the law, because of its worthlessness. The kindest masters are on our side. It is the tyrant that wishes a continuation of the apprenticeship till 1840, and whenever you find a man that wishes to keep up the apprenticeship system, depend upon it he wishes to keep it up for the most cruel purposes.—(Hear, hear, hear*) 'We say that an argument brought in favour of apprenticeship proves that the man who brings it desires to make of that apprenticeship some engine of oppression, either in the shape of exacting unpaid labour, or the practice of those crimes, which are peculiar to the Colonies, and can only be prevented by the removal of the entire system.—(Hear.) And we say on proof demonstrative they have been amply paid, and that on every ground of justice and morality, as well as political economy, the negro ought to be free.—(Applause.) 1 tru , t we shall put on a bold front, and call things by their right names. It is the better way to make the negro stand out as a plundered man.—(hear, hear, hear.) Let us put this on the ground of naked justice, and tell the advocates of the system, that while one link of the chain touches the heel of the negro, we will come again and again ; and though they may neither fear God nor regard man, we will thy the experiment of importunity, that they may yield to our unceasing solicitude and dauntless reso lution that which they have never shown themselves disposed spon taneously to grant to the dictates of justice or mercy in their own bosoms.—(Loud cheers.) The Rev. Mr. SPENCER of Hinton then addressed the meeting, and detailed a conversation he had with a West India planter, on his mfay to London, in which that gentleman admitted that the abolitionists had made such a noise in the country, that. they must. ultimately prevail. That even if they did not succeed with Parhament, the planters would be compelled, from the spirit of passive resistance instilled into the minds of the slaves by the agitation of the question, and from seeing a portion of the negroes set free—the,planters would be compelled to emancipate the entire or their apprentices.—(Loud cheering.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the resolutions of "November, 1837, should be read, for the purpose of referring to them, and reciting them in the resolution now before the meeting. The resolutions were then read by the Secretary. Professor EDGAR expressed himself satisfied with the reference that had been made to the original resolutions, which might stand as a preamble to the one now before them. The resolution was then put and agreed to. Mr. STURGE then read to the meeting a simple and very affecting petition which he had received by the last packet from certain appren ticed labourers in the West Indies. Mr. Josisii CONDER regretted that Mr. Thompson had not alluded to the statements made by the planters and others, their opponents, rela tive to the necessity of preliminary legislation i❑ reference to poor. laws, police-laws, Scc. Mr. THONIPRON explained that the laws in existence for the regula tion of the free subjects of these Colonies would then apply to the ne groe'i, and would be found amply sufficient. - Mr. W. D. CREWDSON Supported the views of Mr. Thompson on that point. Wit.soN then intimated that the Delegates would re-assemble on Monday next, at Brown's Hotel, Palace yard, at half-past two •'clock in the after:loon. Professor EDGAR moved, seconded by Mr. STANFIELD, that a public meeting be held at Exeter Hall, and that Lord Brougham be requested to take the chair. The motion was carried unanimously, amidst great applause. The list of persons appointed to canvass the Members of Parliament was then read over, after — which the meeting separated. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN - 6.-(THIS DAY.) DUAL, 3IAY 18 . — Wind.1‘7.E„ fresh breeze.—Came down from the river and sailed the Lady Fitzherbert, Ferrier, for Sydney; his, Scott, for Corfu; Vere, Boberts, and Water Lily, Hart, for Jamaica; Susan nah Ann, Bucklanci, for Launceston; and Crescent, Coldie, for Canton —the two latter remain. PORTSMOUTH, 1%1 AY 18 —Wind N. E. to .W. N. W.. line. PLYMOUTH, MAY 17.—Wind E.—Arrived off port the Clara, Dunn, from St. Jago do Cuba; Sully, Lines, from New York ; West Indian, Turner, from Jamaica; Loyeling, Castor, from St. Übes ; and Royal George, Richardson, Calcutta. Sailed the John Lowson, fur Hamburgh. FALMOUTH, Miy 17. Wind variable, light breezes and fine.—Sailed the Linnet packet, Lieut. I);;wney, for Havannah, Belize, and Mexico ; Magnet packet, Lieut. Griffiths, for the West Indies; and Columbine, .Idrewn, for Antwerp. NEWSPAPER COVERS. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE gux being allow ‘ cd u t i o g _ 74, Cannon•street, City, May :8, 1 S 38 " t SlR,—Thy• _ i s m n a ffil e y il P g a t n c;a e t o i n ti e t o b i e l v ez , i v e e l , c 4 e )cs a and newssott pa 1 1055 ,,, s fr om not ..".. • , ,int to :ht: Coloni , s and ether foreign parts, I made appiication to the l' ,l ' r ° in ce, and have jmt received the following communication ; and as think the alteration, uhicii I have suggested, tends to ensure greater' certainty in the transmi ss ion o f D ewsinpel s abroad, I beg leave to ward it for in,ertiill in your widely-circulated paper, if you se e the ply. priety of doing so I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, ~ WILLIAM DAWSM`' General Post-office, May 14, 15:35., Sta,--I beg to inform yen, in answer to your letter of the 10111 ing' that newsvenders are row at liberty to print their names on el l covers of newspapers intended for foreign parts and the Colon ies, a, we as those intended fur circulation in Great Britain. I a;n, Sir, your obedient humbly serrant, (Signed) THOMAS LAWBB N". Mr. Dawson, 74, Cannon-street, City. GLOUCESTER ELECTION. TO THE FREE AND INDEPNDENT ELECTORS OF T° CITY OF GLO'UCESTER. , e d Gentlemen,—ln acknowledging the r cceipt of a requisition, s i g ne d et- a very large number of the most influent.'al elec tors of pressive of an earnest hope, that I would allow 'myself to be p ut in rativ_. m nation at the approachin g ele c tio n , a ll ow eto as:wre you of the F the confidence Y o e" cation I feel at the proof which it convey s to me of . repose in me Cs a public man. „ k ging If I consulted my own ease and comfort, I s ho u ld decline the repose of private life for the excitement and turmoil inscparaNe"Pid political conflict ; but the pres s ing so li c it a ti ons o f so many of I tt3r and tried friends have, on the pre s ent occ as i on, i n duced me to a bantiv ' my own indinations, r the sake of the cause with which my li ar " 11l fo been so long identified in your city. your city o , My political opinions are already too well kn o wn, to require ext 43. nation. I will never consent to be returned to Parliament fettered by Pl edg of tiny description ; but in rega r d t o a measure w hi c h has latterly . c ` „ ;'; pied tie minds and engaged th a sympathies of the most hum,ne Pe rt ! t _ of the Briih public, I would remind the friends of the negroes t 691 f during the who!.9 of my Pailimnentary career, I ever proved 01 the enemy of slavery all its shapes ; and I have no objection to a_ dare my opinion, that that most miserable portion of our fel l T e creatures, the negroes in our West India Colonies, are held , at t present moment, under the name of apprenticeship, in a state o f crue m bondage. 1 Having thus respnndal to the call thrt has been made upon 1 -11-, c, must leave the cause in your hands ; and, with hearty wishes for a cessful result to your efforts, I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Yours, very faithfully, EDWARD WE". Harley May 17, 16:S. At a meeting Of the Anti. Slavery Committee held this day it was resolved— in the prosecution of their righteous ptUPI " That this Comtn; t te e, to obtain the immediate the British Colonies, feel bo7 emancipation of our negro fellow subject s : ; und to use its best endeavours, irresPec t. % of mere party considerations, secure at the coming election the retor" of that candidate whose views are m ost in a ccordance with the ir owl' 09 to this great question ; and as Colonel Webb has now become a cand ida . for the reprcsent,tion of this city p al lliament, this Committee feels the self bound to declare that the sentiments; ontained in his address subject of negro apprenticeship, in connesltion with his highon cbi racier and his uniform and consistent opi.'osition to slaver'; perfectly satisfactory, as containing (though not a distinct Picdg e) „,„ sufficiently explicit assurance that he will rote for immediate ernar ic; `; i 0 tion. Under these circumstances, the Anti-Slavery Committ ee fee hesitation in declaring, that, in their opinion, Cotalel Webb 1)0 strongest claims to the support of the Friends of the NiTra (Signed) ISAAC COOk12:, Secretary Committee Room, May 18, 1838. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Captain Berkeley has retired from Gloucester, rather than. g is ' e o g i pledge to voto for the immediate extinction of the hateful systeird Negro Apprenticeship. He will not, he s ay s , go t o P ar liament fe tte . and pledged. The question of Abolition at this moment is simPlY t i s t ho Is it to rob half a million of th e su bj ec t s o f G rea t Britain °. I rig . ,teous recompense due to their labou r —t o a b r idge their P ers : liberty, and expose (hem to atrociou s cru e lty The man who se ' l i do arc so obscured as to render him unable to decide in an instant th is P, D ' i question of justice to a deeply.fnjured race, or who is so " fett erc l:qlge pose at whose mercy he holds his place, as not to dare to give g upoz. a moral question of right and wrong, is disqualified for the!eltaio gmtation of a Christian community, and deserves the fate which C ,3 P o f Berk - eley has realized at the hands of the conscientious e lectOr* Glouceter. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE CITY/I ^ H l3 DAY): TWELVE O'CLOCA-0, vve extract the fo.llowing from Buenos Ayres Papers, received to 25th February : " The Mess age of ,` Government of the Oriental Sta te to the Chambers has been publishe.d. It is dated Montevideo, 15 t h Vebrultiie It is long, and treats largely C.n the civil war which now desolates the Oriental Republic, and upon the connection which exis ts between Republic and other Stat. We have little new to eommtn.2 :I tilt . ° icate respecting the civ• - • 6 o p. the Republic. the Universell, published at Montevideo, is vc r Y w as cise on the subject. It states that oil tin.' on its march towards the Itincon de Campos. ( 1 tha t We have no news of the position of the antur•chists. It is sai the town of Duranzo has been sacked by them. army" Private letters. from Muntevideo state that 200 In.,E rm s of the COi.. 16th the national ariny of the r. Lellious have mutinie2,d, and dispersed over the countr% ation mitting great atrocities. The same letters state that the disorgari recipi. of Ribera'sforce is,:omplete, and it ha' been obliged to retre at P lm ...d, 0 tatety to the other side of the Rio Negt9. Exchange on E" - to 61 ; Stocks, 57 58 " xim 2sll Of the Great Western and Sirius steamers, which are so ari.- le,,ked for, no accounts have been receives]. THE FUNDS. . hita The particulars of the Budget being now made public, it has not - any effect on the British funds. , • Consols which closed yesterday at 941 sellers fur the AccotiO`P opened this ;miming at 94 1, buyers. The issue of one million and a half of Exchequer Bills to make up the t deficiency of the Revenue has rather surprised the City capitalists, 0 ' was anticipated that it would be to a much greater amount. oda% Exchequer Bills, 67 69. India Bonds, 77 79. Bank Stock, 2 04 ,-,., In the Foreign market very little doing as yet. Spanish Activ e, 224. : Portuguese, 271. ; Three per Cents., 26 34 ; Brazilian, 791 ; I' llell can, 28 IA li. ; Colomb•an, 27i 8-,L ; Dutch, 543 g. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK' '2' ...04 --.- I.nha S- , -.t ..... - flank Stock ..... 3 per Cent. i=e- , 93 %Si , ;Atte ;tom's 3 per Cent. L,n, !it 1A 1, ; 1 4 South .e!, , . Stock ..... .. , ........ ........ 3 14 par Cent.— . ~. - .. ...... ..... ~....... Ditto Re ~ ... ... , . „,,,,.. Nt'w ;IS pe7 C.Ait.......... 102% 5.i % 3 per Cent. Artnultio3, 175 .1 -• ool' Ww' .5 Per ( - ,11( .. - ss. . ........ Exe`A. Bills, .;.-: i., 0' 67 ` 6 ' orr-. Bank Long : , ,vnuiti,,, ,, ,,,cri,-, Ditto boi ........, . 67 6 ,, , 'O. .... 6 Jan, 5, 1ef ,0 ... -.1514 1-16 3-Ifi Ditto Small Oct. 10'.. ~,f , l ; ....... ••- -• .. --• Cominercia ... - -O. Jan. 5, " 4 ' .. •••• - ---..../ tan. 5, ;',.',' ...... ---- ..• - flank Stock for Account... ..• ........ April 5, !-1!:!:' , ....... ~. - i, ..r,,,,, -,. ~,-,:,, ..-.....,...., — Consols for Acconnt ............ PIIICES ....'F Sri ,',I3,ES Trils DAY AT ONE O'CLl,lC i ' c n,re Pall. Per - 4 Faltern Counties Ra "way 5 ~,L 9 yr, hi.oli Halfway coin -- 8 9 SU ' 7 ".0 Londonl4, , 1., /I d i : a ) l ii t ea a : n ca d i ac l r c i l adoe:kedw: Croydon ail l ta tz ;: ai : l .. : . y a . . y c.::::. ... .. 20_ 5 , t , , Ditto New Scrip 6 ,chestor and Birmingham It:: , -Ilwz , :.; ..... ••• •-• •• ‘ , 7 it 4 Ili Do British 21i Do. Liverp00l Do. United States.. * Bitunar •. B - - - - ........ 2 i g of 111' ainen,Bastenne and Gaujac - Do. Poloncea.. Galvanized Ir n Company COUR SE OF EXCHANGI YYNTERDA ''' , ' 4 8 Amsterdam '' C.F. 12 6 cluirattar.. ................. ' ........ ..,... : -5 , , Milo, at siglit ........... ;i1 Rottertizm 2U. 12 0,, Genoa .... ................. Antwerp... ...... flr„ Hamburg. ... M.B. 13 13k Venice .. ... .......... ..;r A1t0na..... ..pe r oz• 5 ,13 i Paris, 3 day' I,gli 25 65 Palermo ... .. ." ........ li 0itt0............ ...... ...3 Ma. 25 00 Lisbon '" .... ' . .;14 Marseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 154 1..', Bahia ......... " .... ''.- Peterabtugh,ruhle 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres ......... . .......... , Berlin Vienna, effective ti 2M. 10 7 14 3 P N l e li wY e : l r : k h : i . a .2: l l ll 11. . 2 . 3 1 8 .. ... ..... .. g . h . t . : :. : 4 ii Trieste.....ditto lO 15 PRICE OF BULLION, f ° o 0 Madrid 36 Portugal (.old, coin ........ .t 5 0 _ 11 0 Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona Foreign Gold, in bars •••••• - 0 Silver,NN e e w E D bo o ai t i i ra b sr l , o s ... ..... ...... 0 0 n , t l ll,l ll .HALF-PAST Consols have rather improved since the early part of the nr° and may be quoted at present 941 for the Account. ccilo ted Owing to the Budget being more favourable than was an ti , " Consols for Money 941 ; Exchequer Bills 67 69 ; India Ben'' iug clone; Bank Stock 204 205 ; India Stock 2701. in t ia° In the Foreign Market Spanish i?as been the chief s pcculatie s ; un os; early part of the day it receded to 22; 1, at present 221 with C e 1 3 ,01' Portuguese, 371 Three per Cents., 251 ; Belgium, 1 01 ? -, Tian, 791 ; Dutch Two and a Half per !.:ents., 541. Wh ich The Share Market very heavy, except London and Brighton' has improved to so- prem. No accounts as yet of the arrival of the steames from New or, THREE O'CL° Consols for the Account, 941 t i. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. .. India Stock ................... ...... BRITISH FUNDS. ............. Bank Slack ... 3:per t . ent. Red ''3 , 4,Ditto Bonds ....................... ....• 3 per Cent. Cons 3% per Cent o 4 ly Ditto Old Annuities. ............ :: ..... ,0, Ditto New Annuities ......... e 9 P oi , 3% per Cent. Red 10i 1 4 Ex. Bills, 1,000/ ...... .24 ,1 . .... .69 P_., New 3% per Cent 102 1 ,4: Ditto 50-/....................„ rp, Long Annuiti es t o exp i re i Di tto 500/ ................. • ''',....• . Jan. 186 I Oct. 1850 India Stock for Act. .......•• 0 l Jan. 1860 ....... Consols for Act ................... FOREIGN FUNDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 Ditto. New Ditto ... .......... . - ;i4 Prussian, 5 per cent.. ..... ! ... : . 11 Russia's Bonds, 5 per cenz . .•...: ~ per ce .. ° . ..... . clV+ Ditto, Metallic. ................ .........: 22• A Spanish, 5 per cent ............... ,......, Ditto, Consolidated .......... .....,.. _ (_, French, 5 per cent. ............ .... i t . ~... Exchange ...................... •• ......f . 1 , ( i : 4 French, 3 per cent ••!•• .......... .„.,,,,, Dutch, 2 per cent. ............ ..1 , - , - Ditto, 5 per cent. .............. DA y). 'HARES.—(THIS D''' 4 Austrian, 5 per cent — Belgian, 5 per cent 101% Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayr s, 6 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent Colombiam, 6 per cent Ditto, 0324 Danish, 3 per cent Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent Ditto, ti per cent. 1325 Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent (CLOSING PRICE OF Eastern Counties Railway London and Brighton Railway London and B!ackwall Rail wa DiAii Quarter Share; London and Croydon Railway Manchester and Birmingham 1 National Loan Fund 9 jy 294 P ro: (New Scr:p) ...... Railway 3 ELECTION COMMITTEES• THIS DAY. The Committee met at the usual h EDFOR our, and Counsel for Pet iti° ,, - ,rid proceeded In their objection to the vote of C. Robinson, on the the that being r eg i s t ere d an d qualified only as a 10/. occup ier, he 113'1310r. poll-booth stated himself as voting in the capacity o f a 10/. houseo° 11, The Committee decided that Robinson's vote be retained on the P ° The parties were now again on an equality. vote , 'I he petitioners objected to another of the sitti n g Member's 4. but the arguments were not concluded when the Comm ittee adjourne ,AY•) CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS D . ea stle e Te trial t Gallitnre, for prjur, bere the Election h Commm of ittee, r occupied o the Court the y whole fo morning, and " not concluded when we went to press.